Two months before her death, Richards was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Joe Biden.

Richards was a major force in Texas and national politics. Like her mother, former governor Ann Richards, Cecile spent most ...

What her famous mother did as Texas governor, Cecile carried on by standing up a range of progressive and pro-choice ...

The activist modernized Planned Parenthood and transformed the organization into a formidable political player.

Cecile Richards devoted her life to political activism in the fight for equal rights, most notably the rights of women to ...

Richards served as the head of Planned Parenthood for 12 years before stepping down in 2018. Richards is the daughter of late ...

I am heartbroken by the passing of my friend and mentor Cecile Richards,” said HRC President Kelley Robinson. Robinson called ...

Richards, the daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, spoke at the Democratic National Convention last year.

Richards was a Waco native and the daughter of the late Gov. Ann Richards. She was also Beto O'Rourke's national finance ...

former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, also a political activist. "Cecile fearlessly led us forward to be the America we say we are, ...

She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.

Cecile Richards, longtime head of Planned Parenthood and advocate for Democratic values, died Monday at age 67. Richards ...